Organized by the Supreme Court of the Union to enhance the judicial and legal research capabilities of judicial officers, as outlined in Strategic Action Area 4 and Strategic Objective 4.2 of the Year 4 Action Plan (2026)and the Judicial Strategic Plan (2023-2027), the ‘Symposium of Research Paper Presentation on Intellectual Property Rights’ was held yesterday at the Judicial College of the Supreme Court of the Union in a hybrid format (in-person and virtual), with Union Chief Justice U Tha Htay attending the event and delivering opening remarks.
At the symposium, Daw Naw Say Say Wah Poe, Assistant Director of the Alternative Dispute Resolution and Case Specialization Department of the Supreme Court of the Union, presented a research paper titled “Strengthening Online Platform Responsibility for Trademark Protection in Myanmar,” while Dr Zin Thu Win, Additional Township Judge of the Wakema Township Court in Ayeyawady Region, presented a research paper titled “Trademark Dilution in the Digital Age”. U Myo Thein Oo, Township Judge of the Nattalin Township Court in Bago Region, presented a research paper titled “Author’s Right Protection in Myanmar”, while Daw Kaung Myat Nay Chi Htoo, Deputy Township Judge of the Chanmyathazi Township Court in Mandalay Region, presented a research paper titled “Legal Protection of Moral Rights under Copyright Law in Myanmar”.
The symposium was attended by judges of the Supreme Court of the Union, chief justices and judges of the High Courts of the Regions and States, directors-general of the Supreme Court of the Union, the deputy permanent secretary, a deputy director-general, an assistant secretary, directors, and judicial officers, judicial officers of the Region and the State High Courts, judges of the Courts of Self-Administered Zones and judges of the District Courts, and 140 individuals attended in-person and 345 individuals via online, and a total of 485 judges and judicial officers joined the event. — MNA
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